Luke 5:1-11

day in and day out

I work

trying to make it in this world

trying to make a living

casting the nets into the water

waiting and hoping for the catch

that will make it all work

the catch that will put me on

easy street

the American dream

easy street

and the right lottery ticket

the right person

right job

and all will be

right

all will be as it should

until

the miracle comes

and the nets fill

or maybe not

but the miracle is what I see

the source

the creator of every blessing in my life

and I am left with no choice

and nothing but freedom

to follow

Psalm 138

 Worship Leader: I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart; I will praise you before all the little gods of this world to let them know that You O Lord are the center of my life.

Congregation: I will worship you and praise your name O Lord for all your unfailing love and faithfulness. 

Worship Leader: When I called upon the name of the Lord, I felt peace, an answer, and emboldened in my walk with God.

Congregation: May all the powers of this world praise you O Lord and may we all join is singing of the greatness of the Lord.   

Worship Leader: Even in the mightiness of the Lord, the Lord looks kindly upon the lowly, but takes notice of the proud from afar.

Congregation: Though I walk at times in the midst of trouble, the Lord looks kindly upon me.  The Lords presence protects me from the things of this world that would do me harm.

Worship Leader: Your love O Lord endures forever and you will not forsake the work of your hands.

Congregation: I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart; I will praise you before all the little gods of this world to let them know that You O Lord are the center of my life.

 

 

10w worship for February 6th, Bycatch and Follow.

The following is a 10 or more minute worship for February 6th, Bycatch and Follow. If you find this worship experience helpful, please share with friends and family. You can also find these audio worship services as well as Gospel poems and Opening Litanies on the Facebook page, "Lutheran Flannelboard or on Twitter #lutheranflannel. The song for the day is Let us Go To the House of the Lord by the Jay Beech band from the album, Everyone Who is Thirsty, Come. Used with permission, you can find this and other gifts for ministry at baytonemusic.com

  

bollerud · 2.6.22 Bycatch and Follow

4th Sunday after Epiphany Luke 4:21-30

Today is the day

No more waiting

No more getting ready

Jubilee is here

And the world will be set right

--with God

---------- and our neighbor as ourselves

and with a collective sigh

all thought he was cute

------ and naïve

---------and would learn some day

the way the world really is

“You can’t trust those people”

“They are not like us”

“We are the chosen

------ frozen

---------- righteous

of god

in our image

and the young Jesus reminded them

of the limitlessness of God

and God’s view of neighbor

and reminded them of the difference

between the world as is

and the world will be

but he walked right through the crowd

set to enforce

with force

what is

and went on his way

to what will be

 

 

Psalm 71

 Worship Leader: I take comfort and refuge in you O Lord, for you have never brought me shame.

Congregation: I put my trust in You O Lord, my rock and refuge, for in your righteousness you have rescued and delivered me from all the troubles I step into. 

Worship Leader: You O Lord are the one to whom I can always go for help and salvation.

Congregation: Deliver me from the evil of this world O Lord, that which comes from within and that which comes from without, for the grasps of evil in my life is forever constant and cruel. 

Worship Leader: You have been my source of Hope O Lord from before I even was, you were there for me. 

Congregation: I will ever praise in this world You O Lord, for you are my strong refuge.  My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor all day long.

 

 

10w worship for January 30th, Hometown Blues.

The following is a 10 or more minute worship for January 30th, Hometown Blues. If you find this worship experience helpful, please share with friends and family. You can also find these audio worship services as well as Gospel poems and Opening Litanies on the Facebook page, "Lutheran Flannelboard or on Twitter #lutheranflannel. The song for the day is As Big As An Ocean by Hans Peterson from the album Every Breath I Sing.  Used with permission you can find this and other gifts for ministry at hanspetersonmusic.com

 

bollerud · 1.30.22 Hometown Blues

Luke 4:14-21

 All of the hopes

All of the dreams

from generation to generation

have come to this

moment in time

In life and in light

as the world of God is spoken

Christ’s ministry in this world

Began

among a people

who saw only the child

who heard only the preconceived ideas

of what was to be

and who was to be

Until

they heard the words of promise

(The Spirit of the Lord

is upon me

to bring good news to the poor)

and they

We

Rejected the one sent

to set free the oppressed

and cringed at the thought

that at last

the time has come

when the Lord will save his people

Psalm 19

 Worship Leader: The heavens declare the glory of God and the skies proclaim the work of creation. Day after day the cosmos pours forth speech and night after night it reveals knowledge. 

Congregation: The heavens use no speech, no words, no sound is heard, yet the voice of God extends from the cosmos into all the earth.

Worship Leader: Each day the sun shines on creation, bringing joy to all God has made. 

Congregation: It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing is deprived of its warmth and joy.

Worship Leader: So too the law of the LORD is perfect and refreshes the soul. The guidance of the Lord is trustworthy bringing simple truth to our world.

Congregation: The ways of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the hearts of the people. The ways of the Lord are radiant, giving light to our eyes. The wonders of the LORD are forever and the teaching of the LORD form the foundation of all we do. 

Worship Leader: The ways of the LORD are more precious than gold, they are sweeter than honey.  But the ways of the LORD also guide our ways both revealing and forgiving our hidden faults. Making us pure through the presence of the LORD in our lives.   

Congregation: May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD my Rock and my Redeemer.

 

10w worship for January 23rd. It's Time.

The following is a 10 or more minute worship for January 23rd. It's Time. If you find this worship experience helpful, please share with friends and family. You can also find these audio worship services as well as Gospel poems and Opening Litanies on the Facebook page, "Lutheran Flannelboard or on Twitter #lutheranflannel.  The song for the day is God Says It’s Time by Bryan Sirchio from the album Something Beautiful for God. Used with permission you can find this and other gifts for ministry at sirchio.com

  

bollerud · 1.23.22 It's Time

2nd Sunday after Epiphany John 2:1-11

I watched the swallow soar around me.

Sitting there bound to earth

I watched

as each dive to the waters surface

was a gift of perfection

beheld by my eyes,

bound to my world of possibility.

I watched as more and more they circled

in ever increasing numbers

filling my heart with joy at the sight.

(Draw out)

At the sight of each dive and loop

I sat there and wondered

at the creator of all this,

(the water)

the beauty and grace of these creatures so small,

each movement a sign of glory

only roughly mimicked

(turned)

by the best of humanities efforts.

I thank you Lord for these gifts

of beauty,

(wine)

signs of your presence

signs of your grace

that points us from our own strivings

(for)

to the world you have created

and the glory of the world to come

(the feast)

10w worship for January 16th, Celebration.

The following is a 10 or more minute worship for January 16th, Celebration. If you find this worship experience helpful, please share with friends and family. You can also find these audio worship services as well as Gospel poems and Opening Litanies on the Facebook page, "Lutheran Flannelboard or on Twitter #lutheranflannel.  The song for the day is Everyone Who is Thirsty, Come by the Jay Beech Band from the album Everyone Who is Thirsty, Come.  Used with permission you can find this and other gifts for ministry at www.baytonemusic.com

  

bollerud · 1.16.22 Celebration

The Baptism of our Lord Luke 3:15-22

Open you heavens

Open you earth

rejoice for the one has come

the Messiah

the Christ

Rejoice.

and I sit amid the commotion

and my own darkness

in the midst of my night

created in the beginning

and each day made anew

by my desires to be god

to serve Me alone

And in the distance

I see the white shining of a dove

gently gliding to earth

through the heavens opened

and alight upon the one standing before me

I hear the words

gentle like soft life giving rain

and yet like thunder

summoning the world to listen

amid its self serving drown

“this is my son

my own in whom I am pleased”

the heavens close again

leaving this shining ray of hope

---- and light

amid the darkness

leaving me knowing

I could never look into the face of another

without seeing the face of God

my night vanished

to a dawn of a new world

filled with the light of Christ

Psalm 29

 Worship Leader: Give everything to the Lord all you heavenly beings. Give to the Lord all the glory and strength due the holy name of the Lord.

Congregation: We will worship the LORD in the splendor of the Lord’s holiness. 

Worship Leader: The voice of the LORD is over the waters; full of glory it thunders over all the mighty waters of the earth.

Congregation:  The voice of the LORD is powerful and majestic able to break even the mighty cedars of Lebanon.

Worship Leader: And yet, the Lord brings joy. 

Congregation: The Lord makes Lebanon leap like a calf and Syria like a young wild ox. 

Worship Leader: The voice of the LORD strikes like flashes of lightning and shakes the Desert of Kadesh.  The powerful voice of the LORD twists the mighty oaks and can strip the forests bare.

Congregation: At the might of the Lord all the people cry Glory!

Worship Leader: The Lord sits enthroned as King forever over all creation

Congregation: The LORD gives strength to the people and blesses them with the ability to live in peace.

10w worship for January 9th, Water Renewed.

The following is a 10 or more minute worship for January 9th, Water Renewed. If you find this worship experience helpful, please share with friends and family. You can also find these audio worship services as well as Gospel poems and Opening Litanies on the Facebook page, "Lutheran Flannelboard or on Twitter #lutheranflannel.  The song for the day is Baptized by the Jay Beech Band from the album One Body Alive. Used with permission you can find this and other gifts for ministry at baytonemusic.com

 

bollerud · 1.9.22 Water Renewed